MOCK TEST 13 Find the word/phrase that has the opposite meaning to the underlined part 1.I won’t change my mind no matter what you say A: consider my decision B: alter my decision C: make my decision D: delay my decision 2.The only people he looks up to is his grandparents A: looks down to B: looks down on C: looks out for D: looks out of Find out the mistake from the underlined parts in each of the following sentences 3.Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments 4.In a person’s lifetime, the brain can store 10 trillion pieces of informations 5.The surface of the tongue covered with tiny taste buds 6.Fertilizer, which is added to the soil to replace or increase plant nutrients, include animal and green manure, fish and bone meal, and compost 7.She wishes we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow My earliest memory is one of incredible trauma When I was five, my older brother and I crept downstairs on Christmas morning to light candles on the tree, and his pyjamas caught fire As he ran around the room in flames, I knew I had to fetch a bucket of water, but shock rooted me to the spot and I could nothing He’s still scarred, and the incident had a lasting impact on me, too Ever since, I’ve been driven by a need to help heal other people When I was 18, I started studying medicine, but I never really got into it The course wasn’t what I’d expected and I took some time out to think about what I really wanted to But before I had a chance to start a new course, I’d fallen in love and was married I was sad to give up my studies but I put our marriage first We had three children, but by the time the third was born, our relationship was falling apart After nearly five years, I realized nothing was going to change unless I made it happen myself, so I persuaded my husband to leave It was the hardest thing I’d ever done (A) So there I was, 29, on my own, with three young children to bring up and very little money Things were bleak I knew I had to get on with bringing up the children (B) My salvation was living in such a lovely place – (C) it was so beautiful that just looking at the landscape was a form of therapy (D) But back then, nature also supported us on a practical level I realized that if I saved a few potatoes and planted them, I could grow my own I taught myself as I went along, and learned how to use birch leaves and nettles from the garden to make soups The children and I would go to the woods to pick blackberries and collect mushrooms and firewood I also kept bees for honey I’d always loved the outdoors, but for the first time I found myself looking at plants and thinking about what I could use them for The children still remember those times as idyllic, but I knew I couldn’t go on living like that forever After a few years, as I built up my confidence, I decided I had to start using my brain again I considered resurrecting my medical ambitions, but in the end I turned down a place to study medicine in Dundee as it would have meant studying 70 hours a week, which was unfair on the children Then I heard about a homeopathy course, which was held one weekend a month in Newcastle It was the mid-eighties, when homeopathy wasn’t so widely accepted, but I had faith in it because my parents had used it Suddenly I had an energy I hadn’t felt for years because I had regained control of my life Healing people with homeopathy made perfect sense because it is based on the relationship between nature and ourselves, rather than being about automatically prescribing drugs For the first few years after I qualified, my surgery was a room in my house It was exciting – people told their friends about me, so I never had to advertise, but it wasn’t easy working from home The children were very good but I felt guilty telling them they had to be quiet, so I started working from treatment rooms at clinics alongside other complimentary therapists But before long I found I was working six days a week It was exhausting traveling between clinics and it dawned on me that with the money I was paying in rent I might as well have my own place Eight years ago, I opened my own clinic in the centre of Edinburgh I was totally out of my depth in the beginning and simply looked around until I found premises and took on the lease I had no savings; I just planned to pay the rent with the money as it came in I had no idea to run a business back then I was no naïve I didn’t even know you had to pay rates, until I received a huge bill! But I began to realize that running a business is a creative process, too I was determined that my lack of business skills wouldn’t let me down, so I taught myself the basics, kept things simple and, when things went wrong, I learned from my mistakes Running the clinic was my dream I have three treatment rooms and I treat my patients in one of them, while the other two are rented to other therapists There’s also a shop where I sell natural healthcare products and natural beauty products that I’ve made These days I work six days a week – three days spent treating people and the other three in the shop doing the accounts and making products I’ve learned you have to accept the negative things in life and use them to move on You can’t hide from them It’s hard when things go wrong, but it does help to clear out all the things that don’t matter and lets you focus on what does But more than anything, I’ve realized that it’s worth pushing for what you want, because if you are lucky enough to find work you believe in, it can totally transform you 8.What effect did her brother’s accident have on the writer? A: She blames herself for causing the accident B: She felt somehow responsible for the extent of his injuries C: She realizes now that there was nothing that she could have done to help him D: She felt that they were being punished for misbehaving 9.What initially stopped the writer from following a career in medicine? A: She was uninspired by the course B: She decided she would prefer to get married and have a family C: She found the course too demanding D: Her husband wanted her to stay home and be a housewife 10.What happened after the writer split up with her husband? A: She avoided mixing with other people socially B: She became as self-sufficient as she could in order to save money C: She reverted to a childlike state herself D: She didn’t have enough money to feed her children 11.What was the writer’s attitude to studying homeopathy? A: She was unsure what it involved but believed it might make a good career B: She naturally accepted it because her parents had a homeopathy clinic C: She was worried that people would be negative about it because it wasn’t used much at that time D: She was positive about it because she’d had previous experience of it 12.What does the writer say about her business skills in the beginning? A: She couldn't afford to pay her first rates bill B: She was so well prepared that she managed to deal with problems as they came up C: There were more challenges to deal with than she realized at first D: She found it fairly simple to deal with the business from day one 13.How could one describe the writer’s approach to life? A: Insecure and negative B: Sensible and carefully planned C: Flexible and positive D: Unreliable and without commitment 14.What could best replace the phrase “it dawned on me” in paragraph 5? A: Suddenly the Sun shines on me B: Suddenly I guessed C: Suddenly people told me D: Suddenly I realized 15.What is the closest meaning to the word “bleak” in paragraph 3? A: dim B: desolate C: raw D: cutting 16.Where should the following sentence be put? “But there were times I felt I couldn’t cope and then I’d go outside, lie on the grass and cry.” A: B B: A C: D D: C 17.What is the best title for the passage? A: How effective homeopathy is B: Starting up my own business C: Haboring my dream D: How to manage your own life Find the synonym of the underlined word 18.Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical appliances A: housework B: domestic works C: all are correct D: homework 19.Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop making excuses A: telling off B: ignoring C: saying sorry D: complaining 20.I would really appreciate your help with this assignment A: thank for B: love C: praise D: think highly of Mark the letter A, B, C or to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions 21.A: thought B: bought C: drought D: brought 22.A: missed B: kicked C: pleased D: fixed Choose one word whose stress pattern is different 23.A: establish B: accomplish C: companion D: acronym 24.A: librarian B: experiment C: historical D: entertain 25.A: complete B: almost C: decide D: vacation Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow HYDROGEN Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and was perhaps the first to form It is among the ten most common elements on Earth as well and one of the most useful for industrial purposes Under normal conditions of temperature, hydrogen is a gas Designated as H, hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table because it contains only one proton (1) Hydrogen can combine with a large number of other elements, forming more compounds than any of the others Pure hydrogen seldom occurs naturally, but it exists in most organic compounds, that is, compounds that contain carbon, which account for a very large number of compounds Moreover, hydrogen is found in inorganic compounds For example, when hydrogen burns in the presence of oxygen, it forms water The lightest and simplest of the elements, hydrogen has several properties that make it valuable for many industries (2) It releases more heat per unit of weight than any other fuel In rocket engines, tons of hydrogen and oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is used with oxygen for welding torches that produce temperatures as high as 4,000 degrees F and can be used in cutting steel Fuel cells to generate electricity operate on hydrogen and oxygen (3) Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during heat treatments by removing the oxygen from them Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines oxygen to form water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed (4) Furthermore, hydrogen is one of the coolest refrigerants It does not become a liquid until it reaches temperatures of -425 degrees F Pure hydrogen gas is used in large electric generators to cool the coils Future uses of hydrogen include fuel for cars, boats, planes, and other forms of transportation that currently require petroleum products These fuels would be lighter, a distinct advantage in the aerospace industry, and they would also be cleaner, thereby reducing pollution in the atmosphere Hydrogen is also useful in the food industry for a process known as hydrogenation Products such as margarine and cooking oils are changed from liquids to semisolids by combining hydrogen with their molecules Soap manufacturers also use hydrogen for this purpose In addition, in the chemical industry, hydrogen is used to produce ammonia, gasoline, methyl alcohol, and many other important products 26.What is the author’s main purpose in the passage? A: To explain the industrial uses of hydrogen B: To give examples of how hydrogen and oxygen combine C: To describe the origin of hydrogen in the universe D: To discuss the process of hydrogenation 27.How can hydrogen be used to cut steel? A: By heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a very high temperature B: By heating the steel to a very high temperature C: By cooling the steel to a very low temperature D: By cooling the hydrogen with oxygen to a very low temperature 28.The word readily in sentence “Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines oxygen to form water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed.” (paragraph 3) could best be replaced by _ A: usually B: slowly C: completely D: easily 29.The word combining in sentence “Products such as margarine and cooking oils are changed from liquids to semisolids by combining hydrogen with their molecules.” (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to _ A: adding B: trying C: finding D: changing 30.The word them in sentence “Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during heat treatments by removing the oxygen from them.” (paragraph 3) refers to _ A: fuel cells B: metals C: treatments D: products 31.Where in the passage does the author explain why hydrogen is used as a refrigerant? A: B: C: D: 32.What does the author mean in sentence “Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines oxygen to form water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed.” (paragraph 3) ? A: Oxygen is removed by combining it with hydrogen and heating it B: Hydrogen cannot be separated from oxygen because it is too difficult C: Water can be made by combining hydrogen and oxygen D: It is easy to form steam by heating water 33.How does hydrogen generally occur? A: It is released during hydrogenation B: It is contained in many compounds C: It is often found in pure form D: It is freely available in nature 34.The author mentions all of the following as uses for hydrogen EXCEPT _ A: to produce fuels such as gasoline and methyl alcohol B: to remove tarnish from metals C: to change solid foods to liquids D: to operate fuel cells that generate electricity 35.It can be inferred from the passage that hydrogen _ A: has many purposes in a variety of industries B: is used in many industries for basically the same purpose C: has limited industrial uses because of its dangerous properties D: is too dangerous to be used for industrial purposes 10 Choose the most suitable word/phrase to complete each of the sentences 36.He had suffered _ loss of memory before he died A: along B: with C: about D: from 37.We set _ at about seven o’clock this morning and we eventually arrived at half past four A: out B: in C: to D: up 38.The musicians have been practicing for eight hours Needless _, many of them want to stop soon A: to say B: to say that C: it’s said D: saying 39.Did you finally paint your house? It should a long time ago A: been done B: have been done C: have done 11 D: be done 40.Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in a dormitory for a week A: twice as much as B: twice more than C: as much twice as D: as much as twice 41.He will only pass the examination if there is a(n) in his study A: improvement B: rise C: progress D: increase 42.Mr Jackson challenged the government as to who exactly was _ the country A: running B: ministering C: administrating D: reigning 43.I tried to explain why I had been delayed but he my excuse as pathetic A: dismissed B: refused C: ignored 12 D: disregarded 44.While Mr and Mrs Smith were asleep, the burglar picked the lock of their front door and crept into their living room A: criminally B: lazily C: clumsily D: stealthily 45.However good Schoenberg have been, I still find his modern music very difficult to appreciate A: could B: may C: would D: should 46.I understand most of this, but there are still one or two points I should like you to clear for me A: out B: up C: off D: away 47.Out of sight, out of _ Don’t you remember this proverb? A: height B: mind 13 C: type D: light 48.Once the fire _ out, we had to sit in the cold A: lit B: went C: fell D: came 49.The bus stops here in order to passengers only A: get off B: pick up C: pull in D: pull up 50.Why did you ride your bike yesterday? It was more _ than driving my car A: economical B: economy C: economic D: economically 51.Rarely _ acorns until the trees are more than twenty years old A: oak trees bear B: when oak tress bear 14 C: oak trees that bear D: oak trees bear 52.Do you know the old saying “A _ stone gathers no moss”? A: rolling B: wet C: rotating D: new 53.As the order to abandon the ship was given, hundreds of people _ into the icy water A: plunged B: emerged C: submerged D: drowned 54.You have a good voice A: Well done B: You’ve done a good job C: I appreciate it D: Yes, of course Choose the most suitable word to fill in each gap in the following passage LONG HOURS AND HEALTH DON’T MIX Women are much healthier when they (1) _ it easy, (2) _ a new survey Those who work long hours are more likely than men to indulge in unhealthy behavior such as eating snacks, smoking and drinking caffeine (Long hours have no such (3) _ on men.) One positive benefit of long hours for both sexes, however, is that alcohol (4) _ is reduced 15 The study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is (5) _ of a wider study by psychologists from the University of Leeds, into the effects of stress on eating “Stress causes people to (6) _ for unhealthy high-fat and high-sugar snacks in preference to healthier food choices,” says researcher Dr Daryl O’ Connor of the University of Leeds “People under stress eat less than usual in their main meals, including their vegetable (7) _, but shift their preference to high-fat, high-sugar snacks instead.” “Our (8) _ are disturbing in that they show stress produces harmful changes in diet and leads to unhealthy eating behavior,” continues Dr O’ Connor “An overwhelming (9) _ of evidence shows the importance of maintaining a balanced diet in (10) _ of reducing the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases – and that means eating a low-fat diet and five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.” 55.A: take B: C: have D: make 56.A: reveals B: sustains C: betrays D: conceals 56.A: conflict B: impact C: clash D: contact 58.A: acceptance B: expenditure 16 C: consumption D: beverage 59.A: the part B: a part C: part D: all part 60.A: opt B: select C: choose D: design 61.A: immersion B: emission C: influx D: intake 62.A: instructions B: institutions C: findings D: rulings 17 63.A: sack B: body C: lump D: packet 64.A: senses B: sessions C: terms D: moments 18 WRITE No one has bought this house This house _ She didn't take an umbrella so she got wet She wouldn't _ It was a mistake for him to buy that house He shouldn’t _ Although Nam was very tired, he tried to finish his work However _ We couldn't go camping because of the storm The storm _ WRITE ABOUT YOUR IDEAL ... have to accept the negative things in life and use them to move on You can’t hide from them It’s hard when things go wrong, but it does help to clear out all the things that don’t matter and... my lack of business skills wouldn’t let me down, so I taught myself the basics, kept things simple and, when things went wrong, I learned from my mistakes Running the clinic was my dream I have... saying sorry D: complaining 20.I would really appreciate your help with this assignment A: thank for B: love C: praise D: think highly of Mark the letter A, B, C or to indicate the word whose underlined